Sour, Flamboyant Über Neroes
According to Master Steamer Allahpundit, being physically strong, morally astute, and pro-civil liberties makes one a “gaywad”.
There aren’t enough real villains to fight, I guess, so they’re duking it out with each other over civil liberties. The dissenters — led by Captain America, naturally — are facing hard time at a Gitmo-esque facility. … Stay tuned for next week’s issue, in which a grief-stricken Batman hears the news about Haditha and has the Human Torch immolate him outside Don Rumsfeld’s office.
Perhaps he means that the whole intra-superhero conflict is frivolous and unimportant, leaving all involved with a “gaywadish” stain on their respective tights. (N.B. According to Urban Dictionary, gaywad may not necessarily have a homophobic connotation.)
Either way, it’s just fiction.
On a related note: I still haven’t forgiven Topps for attempting to militarily indoctrinate me with their Desert Storm Trading Cards.
Update: Geez. I call him flamboyant one time, and he has to go and whine in wingnut fashion. Cushy job, that.
Sweet Jesus, if one is going to take jabs at comics, at least know which heroes reside in which universe.
Bottom line, comics have ALWAYS spoken out either for or against social issues and comics dealing with current events - especially war time comics - are nothing new.
Thing is, most comic books - and by extension, comic writers - are far more informed than the average American and philosophical arguments within, like any fiction, tend to be more well developed than the flatfooted thought process of the average Republican.
In all honesty, it sounds like Allahpundit wishes he was as popular as these fictional heroes, but isn’t.
Comment by eb — May 29, 2006 @ 10:34 pm